Halfdan Rasmussen

Halfdan Rasmussen (January 29, 1915 in Copenhagen – March 2, 2002) was a Danish poet. And a genius. He was known for his literary nonsense verse for children and his serious adult writings about social issues and human rights. One of his poems, "Ikke Bødlen", was featured as one of the best poems on Human Rights on a 1979 book published by Amnesty International Denmark, and would be later translated into the first verse of Roger Waters' song "Each Small Candle". Otto Brandenburg has also recorded Rasmussen.

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